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10 Best Movies Like A Raisin in the Sun

If you loved A Raisin in the Sun, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
A Late Quartet

A Late Quartet

2012★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Raisin in the Sun for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When the beloved cellist of a world-renowned string quartet is diagnosed with a life threatening illness, the group's future suddenly hangs in the balance as suppressed emotions, c...

#2
Even Dwarfs Started Small

Even Dwarfs Started Small

1970★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Raisin in the Sun for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A group of tormented patients stage a coup at an oppressive, dismal asylum after they're not allowed out on an excursion....

#3
The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

1958★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Raisin in the Sun for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other....

#4
Food Matters

Food Matters

2010★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Raisin in the Sun for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

With nutritionally-depleted foods, chemical additives and our tendency to rely upon pharmaceutical drugs to treat what's wrong with our malnourished bodies, it's no wonder that mod...

#5
The Killer Elite

The Killer Elite

1975★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Raisin in the Sun for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Mike Locken is one of the principal members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the CIA, and while on a case for them one of his friends turns...

#6
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

1999★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Raisin in the Sun for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the small Southern community of Twin Pines, GA, lives Noah Dearborn, a master craftsman and farmer who cherishes his solitude almost as much as the local townspeople cherish him...